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Thursday, September 21, 2017

We worked so hard learning how to work independently at our work stations. Now we are able to start our guided group. This is when the magic happens and we can grow our brains!

Here are some snap shots from some of our guided math time.

In writing this week we reviewed why it is so important to put spaces between our words. After writing, we left our binders out and the Writing Fairy came. She left and M&M on every space we had between words in our writing.

Sometimes after hard work you just need to go outside and "hangout" for a bit!

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

This year the students and I are going to be learning about the Growth Mindset. This is the new term and buzz word going around in schools, but it has been apart of my teaching and philosophy for a long time. Only now it has a cool name and there are TONS of resources available for teacher and parents. Coming home with your child will be some information about the Growth Mindset and ways that you can help your child understand this concept.
Below is a sneak peek at the documents that are coming home...if you are as excited as I am.

One of the components of our Reading Workshop is reading with a partner. This is not only fun for us, but it helps us to develop our fluency.

We learned how to correctly pick a partner, how to sit when we read with a partner, and how to take turns reading the book. Soon we will learn how we can ask comprehension questions with our partner after we read together.